Wisdom's Daughter

15

Tessa stared down the rock wall and watched Allison and Scott climb up. They began flirting, and she rolled her eyes. As she stared at the rock wall, she started feeling homesick for camp and the lava rock wall. She'd always been annoyingly good at, at least that's what Percy complained when she and Annabeth did it.

Scott moved closer to Allison, and she kicked him further down the wall. Coach smirked. "McCall, I don't know why, but your pain gives me a special kind of joy. Right? Alright, next two. Stilinski, and um, Moore. Your turn."

Tessa glanced at Stiles. "Good luck, Stilinski."

Stiles returned her gaze. "I'll just admire the view."

"Watch my ass and I'll beat you into tomorrow."

"Can't help it if you're ahead of me."

"You're being bold and that's about to get you in trouble."

"Noted."

She started climbing the wall. He climbed up quite a bit slower, and she knew exactly what he was doing. She used her foot to block him from getting close to her.

As soon as Tessa reached the top, she looked down at Stiles. "How's it feel knowing I beat you?"

"You cheated, Tessa. You didn't let me get up."

"It's a competition, Stilinski."

"It's not a competition, it's climbing a rock wall!"

"What world are you living in? Of course it's a competition. And I beat you."

Coach frowned at them. "Enough. Next two. Erica and Levi."

Erica started climbing the wall and muttered, "Oh, please-"

Coach looked up at her. "Erica. Dizzy? Is it vertigo?"

Lydia frowned. "Vertigo's a dysfunction of the vestibular system of the inner ear. She's just freaking out."

"Erica," Coach called again.

"I'm fine," Erica mumbled.

Allison was quiet a moment before she said, "Coach, maybe it's not safe. You know she epileptic."

Coach threw his hands in the air. "Why doesn't anybody tell me this stuff? I have to get -- Erica -- y-you're fine. Just -- Just kick off from the wall. Th-There's a mat to catch you. Come on. See, you're fine. You're on the ground. You're alright. Let's go. Shake it off. You're fine."

Tessa made her way over to Erica and said gently, "You're okay now."

She nodded and sighed. "Why'd you come over?"

"Because you're scared and you could've had an episode. Are you all right?"

"I'm fine."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm fine!"

Suddenly, Erica fell to the ground and started seizing. Scott, Allison and Stiles ran out while Tessa placed Erica on her side.

Allison looked at her. "How'd you know?"

"I've seen Will do this countless times," Tessa replied. "And it's the thing one is supposed to do so someone seizing doesn't choke on themselves."

Allison turned to Scott. "How'd you know?"

Scott met Allison's eyes. "I felt it."

Paramedics came and took her to the hospital while Tessa walked with Scott and Stiles to lunch. Scott and Allison sat at the normal table the group always sat at. Stiles dragged Tessa along so he could talk to someone named Boyd.